卧底

臥底

wòdǐ

noun #3,622

Measure Word

一个卧底 gè

Meanings

1 undercover agent
2 mole; spy

Characters

lie down; crouch

Examples

他是警方派去的卧底。

Tā shì jǐngfāng pàiqù de wòdǐ.

He is an undercover agent sent by the police.

卧底的身份被暴露了。

Wòdǐ de shēnfèn bèi bàolù le.

The undercover agent's identity was exposed.

Tips

memory

卧 (lie down) + 底 (bottom) — someone lying hidden at the bottom, lurking undercover.

In Pop Culture

无间道 Wújiàndào

Infernal Affairs

film

Stroke Order

卧 wò

底 dǐ